An Cosantóir

An Cosantóir May 2020 www.dfmagazine.ie 10 | I U N VA V E T E R A N S C O M M U N I T Y S U P P O R T COVID – 19 VIRUS VETERAN'S NEWS VETERAN'S NEWS VETERAN'S NEWS POSTS SUPPORT FEEDBACK OPENING DATE 19TH MARCH 2020 POST 1: 23RD MARCH 2020 Locations Finglas: Derek Judge - Prescriptions & Food parcels deliveries. Clondalkin: Michael Dillon & Frank O'Connor – Prescriptions deliveries Arbour Hill: Michael Buggy, Ronnie Daly, John Egan, Noel O'Neill, Veterans & Community food parcel Deliveries. POST 6: SINCE 1ST APRIL 2020 1. We forwarded information on Covid-19 to over 200 ex- soldiers that we have on our notification list. 2. I can confirm that we got 4 volunteers, who offered to collect medicines or foods. 3. One member is helping look after 2 elderly neighbours in his own area. POST 11: SINCE MONDAY 23RD MARCH 2020 • Working in the test centre in Newbridge for Covid-19 some of Post 11 veterans are helping out with Administration. • We are very low on PPE and we need additional PPE for our test sites. John Murray IUNVA is volunteering in Newbridge. POST 19: 19TH MARCH 2020 • Volunteers in the Fermoy region to provide support for our elderly, our sick and our Medical & Frontline staff during Covid-19. • Assistance to The Fermoy Forum office is open between 9am - 2pm, Monday-Friday. Please contact Grainne O'Connor on 0860225111 POST 24: 20TH MARCH 2020 • Maintaining contact with 'at risk' members, keeping all members informed from credible resources, see our website Post 24 IUNVA. • We have registered with Tipperary Volunteer Centre who are co-ordinating with local government on how best to deploy volunteer services informed that specific requests will be forthcoming during the next week or so. • Text alerts are being sent to our 50 members as required. • Some members have registered with HSE 'Be on call for Ireland: HSE is looking for Healthcare & Non-Healthcare Pros ' • Obviously the volunteer services are at each individual's discretion. POST 4 / 24: 21ST MARCH 2020 We are up and running since 2013, and have only been successful because of the support of the original Post 24 and IUNVA and now Post 4. Mr Mick Haslam, Mr John O'Callaghan, Mr Paddy Hackett and Mr Seamus Cagney were all part of the initial set up of the Soup Kitchen with myself and Ina Doyle. Mr Haslam due to ill health no longer volunteers with us but Seamus, Paddy and John are weekly volunteers for 6 years. Without them, IUNVA and both posts, we would not have been able to grow from sup- porting about 6 people in our local community to over 115 people on a weekly basis including ex-members of Defence Forces with soup and sandwiches and grocery bags.

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